SVCN's Nonprofit Resource Library

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Tides Fiscal Sponsorship

Tides
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2
minute read
Starting A Nonprofit
Website
Starting A Nonprofit
Financial Management

This organization explains fiscal sponsorship and its various models, including discussion on how these models function generally and specifically within the Tides framework.

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Tracking the Policy Landscape for the Charitable Sector

Independent Sector
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2025
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minute read
Resilience Resources
Collection
Resilience Resources
Guidelines
Legal and Compliance
Advocacy and Public Policy

This collection provides up-to-date resources tracking federal policy changes and their impacts on nonprofits. Part of SVCN's Resilience Resources: Tools and Information to Manage and Adapt to Federal Policy Shifts.

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True Business Planning for Nonprofits: A How to and What it Takes

Nonprofit Financial Commons
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2025
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minute read
Resilience Resources
Learning
Resilience Resources
Organizational Development
Financial Management

This free webinar discusses the distinction between business planning, financial planning, and strategic planning; how to present risks to board members; and frameworks to analyze your model and explain to stakeholders. Part of SVCN's Resilience Resources: Tools and Information to Manage and Adapt to Federal Policy Shifts.

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Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Annual Report | Tips & Best Practices

DonorBox
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2024
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8
minute read
Article
Marketing, Communications, and Outreach

This article provides guidance for what to include, and exclude, from nonprofit annual reports. It includes visual examples from other annual reports and explains why they were effective.

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Under Trump, Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From IRS Forms

ProPublica
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2025
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10
minute read
Article
Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Advocacy and Public Policy

This article provides a critical analysis comparing nonprofits' mission statements from their 2024 IRS tax filings (submitted in 2025) to those of the previous year in order to examine if and how these organizations removed or modified language related to diversity, equity, or inclusion (DEI) in their mission statements. The authors offer visuals and analysis of how organizations changed, or did not change, their mission statements in the wake of the Trump administration's orders to remove language that expressed commitment to DEI.

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Valuing Our Nonprofit Workforce

Third Sector New England (TSNE)
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2023
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minute read
Report
Human Resources

This report offers a comprehensive analysis of compensation trends within the nonprofit sector. With data from 200+ nonprofit organizations, it examines a spectrum of job roles and pay structures, highlighting key developments, including disparities in compensation, shifts in industry benchmarks, and continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nonprofits.

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Volunteers

National Council of Nonprofits
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minute read
Collection
Guidelines
Human Resources

This collection of volunteer resources includes best practices, compliance, sample policies, volunteer matching programs, and volunteer data to support nonprofits' management of volunteer programs.

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We Have Rights [English]

We Have Rights
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minute read
Resilience Resources
Learning
Resilience Resources
Guidelines
Legal and Compliance

This website offers free informative videos to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). Part of SVCN's Resilience Resources: Tools and Information to Manage and Adapt to Federal Policy Shifts.

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Weathering the Storm Report

Roadmap Consulting
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2015
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minute read
Resilience Resources
Report
Resilience Resources
Organizational Development

This report illustrates patterns of politically-motivated threats to social justice organizations, how they can distract or weaken an organization, and the steps groups are taking to armor themselves and emerge stronger. Part of SVCN's Resilience Resources: Tools and Information to Manage and Adapt to Federal Policy Shifts.

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What Does it Mean to Be a Socially Responsible Nonprofit Board?

BoardEffect
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2021
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4
minute read
Article
Governance

This article builds on the concept of corporate social responsibility, emphasizing that nonprofits should also commit to socially responsible initiatives.

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Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter

Catalyst
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2020
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8
minute read
Article
Report
Human Resources
Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

This article highlights key research findings demonstrating how diversity and inclusion improve an organization's ability to recruit and retain talent, increase group creativity, strengthen an organization's reputation and social responsibility, and improve financial outcomes. Although framed within corporate work environments, these insights may also be valuable for nonprofit organizations.

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Why Serve on a Nonprofit Board?

BoardSource
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3
minute read
Article
Governance

This article offers reflective questions to help individuals decide if they should join a nonprofit board, including a link to a board readiness quiz.

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